人体最不可缺少的是什么元素（掌握身体五大元素）

萨古鲁 Isha

Sadhguru looks at how important it is to have some mastery over the five elements, and explains the two ways to access the source of creation.

萨古鲁阐述了掌控五大元素的重要性，并解释了接触创造之源的两个方法。

Sadhguru: Over 15,000 years ago, Adiyogi spoke about the five elements or the “pancha bhutas.” He pointed out for his first seven disciples that the whole universe is just a play of five elements, and in what proportion it plays within our body and how, if one can gain mastery over these, in a way you have mastery over the creation. By having even an element of mastery over the creation, you have a very direct access to that which is the source of creation. When this science was expounded in great detail and in all its manifestations, the Saptarishis who were sitting there as disciples, and Parvati, his wife, who was also witness to this, were amazed. They were incredulous. They couldn't believe that the whole existence is just five things – and one is nothing, so only four things.

Sadhguru（萨古鲁）：一万五千多年前，Adiyogi（第一位瑜伽士）谈到了五大元素，也就是“pancha bhutas”。他向自己最早的七个弟子指出，整个宇宙就是五大元素的游戏，它们以怎样的比例在我们体内运作，以及你如果能够掌控五大元素的话，是如何在某种程度上掌控创造的。仅凭对创造的一定掌控，你就可直达创造之源。当Adiyogi详细阐述这个科学及其全部显化的时候，在场端坐的弟子们（七圣人）和见证这一幕的Parvati（他的妻子）都很惊叹。他们觉得不可思议。他们无法相信，整个创造不过是五种物质——其中之一还是空，所以只是四种物质。

Adiyogi went about describing the intelligence behind it: with just four ingredients, you can cook up such a soup that we call “the cosmos” today.

Adiyogi继续描述了其背后的智慧：只用四种材料，你就能够烹煮出这样一碗我们今天称之为“宇宙”的汤。

Adiyogi went about describing the intelligence behind it: with just four ingredients, you can cook up such a soup that we call “the cosmos” today. Everything that is physical is largely four elements. You do not experience the fifth one most of the time. If I just give you four things, can you even make sambar out of it? Even to make sambar you need twenty-five ingredients! If someone can cook up a whole cosmos with four things, that is astounding brilliance.

Adiyogi继续描述了其背后的智慧：只用四种材料，你就能够烹煮出这样一碗我们今天称之为“宇宙”的汤。一切物质的东西主要是由四个元素构成。大多数时候你体验不到第五个元素。如果我只给你四样东西，你能做出sambar（南印酸豆汤）吗？即使是做汤，你也需要二十五种材料！如果某人可以用四样东西做出整个宇宙，那真是惊人的智慧。

Adiyogi went about describing the science and technology of gaining mastery over these elements. These seven plus one who were listening to this and were watching the little demonstrations that he set up were absolutely taken by this. Then he said, “Either you can master all these things or you can just surrender to this intelligence and it will be yours.” The seven men were excited about mastering it. Parvati, the woman, decided to surrender to it and make it a part of herself.

Adiyogi继续描述着掌控这些元素的科学与技术。这八个人一起听着，看着他所进行的小演示，完全被吸引住了。接着他说，“要么你可以掌控所有这些东西，要么你可以臣服于这种智慧，它就会为你所有。”听到能掌控这些，七个男人激动不已。Parvati，一个女人，决定臣服于它，并使它成为自己的一部分。

So the seven were sent away to do work. Parvati was kept there because she gave in to the intelligence and it became a part of her. These seven were labeled as sages. She became a Goddess. I am talking about how to promote yourself! If you get into the intricacy of how everything has manifested, even if you live here for a million years and study, study, study, it will be an endless process. It is exciting but it is an endless process. Or, you simply put this endless process aside and touch the dimension that is the source of all these. If you want to play the game, you involve yourself with the elements of creation. If you don't want to play the game, if you are a match-fixer and just want to win – you are not interested in the game, you just want to pass and go on – then you touch only that which is the source of Creation. You don't have to get lost in the elements.

于是七个男人被派出去做事。Parvati被留了下来，因为她臣服于这个智慧，使之成为了自己的一部分。这七个人被称作圣人，而她成了女神。我要说的是如何让你自己升级！如果你深入到万物显化的纷繁复杂中，即使你在这里活一百万年，不断学习、学习、学习，也将是一个永无止境的过程。令人兴奋但永无止境的过程。或者，你可以简单地把这个永无止境的过程放一边，去触及万物源头的维度。如果你想玩这个游戏，那就让自己投入到创造的元素中。如果你不想玩这个游戏，如果你是个打假球的，只想赢——你对游戏没兴趣，你只是想要通关，开始下一阶段——那么你就只须接触创造之源即可。你不必迷失在元素中。

You play the game or the game plays you

你玩游戏，还是游戏玩你

But if you do not play the game, the game may play you. Keeping the whole game of life aside and just being focused on being one with the source of Creation seems to be the simplest thing. If you have no sense of “you”, if you have that level of dispassion about your own body, mind, thoughts, emotions and everything, it comes naturally. Otherwise, this is the most difficult thing. Is it possible to keep “you” aside when you are the hero of your life? When you are the main role, keeping “you” aside doesn't happen so easily. But that is the simplest and greatest way. Otherwise there is a big game to play – quite an endless game. But if you want to play the game, you better play it skillfully. A lousy player is hated by everyone.

但如果你不玩游戏，游戏可能会玩你。把整个生命的游戏放到一边，专注于创造之源看似是最简单的事情。如果你对“你”不以为意，如果你对你的身体、头脑、想法、情感以及其他一切都保持这种程度的冷静客观，这种状态自然会达到。否则，这是最困难的事。当你自己是生命的主角时，你有可能把“你”放到一边吗？当你是主角时，把“你”放一边不那么容易发生。但那是最简单最棒的方式。否则，就有一大场游戏要玩——永无止境的游戏。但如果你想玩这个游戏，你最好有技巧地玩。差劲的玩家，人人都嫌弃。

Bhuta shuddhi or gaining a certain mastery over the elements is a way of consciously winning because without mastery over what you are doing, victory will be accidental.Bhuta shuddhi

或者说在一定程度上掌控元素，是有意识地赢的一种方式，因为如果你对所做之事没有任何掌控，成功将是偶然。

Once you choose to play the game, having some mastery over the elements is important. Otherwise you will be a lousy player with life. If people have succeeded, that means knowingly or unknowingly, in some way there is some mastery. Otherwise there is no success in anything. Maybe they worked for it elsewhere or they are working for it here, but without a certain element of mastery over something, there is not going to be any success in life.

一旦你选择玩游戏，掌控元素就很重要。否则，你将会是生命游戏中差劲的玩家。如果人们获得了成功，那就意味着有意无意地，他们在某种程度上有一定的掌控。否则，任何事都不会成功。也许他们在别处或者在这里为之努力，但如果对某些事情没有一定的掌控，生命中什么都不会成功。

If we have chosen to do activity, success is the sweetest thing in human life. There are some people going about spreading this kind of rubbish – they are referred to as philosophies – “It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's all right.” There is no such rubbish in life. When you play a game, you want to win. After the game is over, in case you lost, yes it’s all right that you lost but before you play if you think it's all right to lose, you don’t know what a game is. Once you have chosen to play the game – whether the market place, marriage, life or spiritual process – you must win. Many times it may be a team sport. You may forget that you winning means people with you also need to win. If you are married and you think only you should win, he or she will make it miserable for you!

如果我们已经选择了进行活动，成功就是人类生命中最甜蜜的事。有些人会散播这样的废话——这些废话被称为哲学——“无论输赢，都没关系”。生命中没有这样的废话。当你玩游戏时，你就想赢。当游戏结束时，如果你输了，是的，你输了也没关系。但是在你开始玩之前，如果你想着输了也没关系的话，你不会知道什么是游戏。一旦你选择玩游戏——无论是在市场上、婚姻中、生活中或者灵性进程中——你必须赢。很多时候，游戏可能是团队合作。你可能会忘记，你要赢意味着你身边的人也需要赢。如果你结婚了，并且认为只有你应该赢，那么另一半会使你的游戏痛苦不堪！

Bhuta shuddhi or gaining a certain mastery over the elements is a way of consciously winning because without mastery over what you are doing, victory will be accidental. Your opponents may be lousy, so you may win. That is of no consequence. Whichever way, you play to the best of your capabilities and beyond. Whenever we give instructions for Hatha Yoga, we say, “Stretch yourself as much as you can and little more.” It is that little more which is the most important aspect. That's where life is. That is the difference between victory and failure – someone is doing that little more and another is not.

Bhuta shuddhi或者说在一定程度上掌控元素，是有意识地赢的一种方式，因为如果你对所做之事没有任何掌控，成功将是偶然。你的对手可能很差劲，所以你可能会赢。那没有任何意义。无论哪种方式，你要玩出你的最佳水平，并且超越。当我们教授哈他瑜伽给出指令时，我们说：“拉伸到你能拉伸的最大程度，再多一点点。”正是这多的一点点是最重要的。那是生命所在。那就是胜利和失败之间的差异——有些人多做了那一点点，而另一些人没有。

Out of control, with control

有控制的失控

In the 1970s, Kenny Roberts won the world motorcycle championship three times in a row. That's not easy because these are the best machines on the track and the riders are of the highest order on the planet, so you win by hundredths of a second. If you have to win a championship, you have to win some twelve, fifteen races in a season and three times in a row is almost impossible. So people asked him, “How do you do this?” He said, “I go out of control with control.” Having the courage to cross that line of control and having the wisdom not to go too far.

在20世纪70年代，肯尼·罗伯特连续三次获得世界摩托车锦标赛冠军。这可不简单，因为这些车都是赛道上最好的摩托车，骑手们都是这个星球上最高等级的，所以你是以百分之一秒的优势获胜。如果你想要赢得冠军，你就必须在一个赛季内赢十二、十五场比赛，而连续三次赢得冠军几近不可能。因此，人们问他：“你是怎么做到的？”他说：“我有控制地失控。”有勇气跨越控制的界线，同时又有着不偏离太远的智慧。

For those people who are not willing to do any sadhana towards this, we organize the Pancha Bhuta Aradhana so that at least you benefit by being there.

对于那些不愿意为此做任何（瑜伽）练习（Sadhana）的人，我们组织了Pancha Bhuta Kriya（五大元素克里亚），这样至少你只要在那里就可受益。

If you have to have the courage to do something, you have to have some capability. Otherwise courage will turn into disaster. If you do it successfully, people will say you are courageous. If you crash, people will say you are stupid. That line is very thin and your ability to traverse that line, your ability to walk that line becomes better and better if you have more mastery over the fundamentals of your existence.

如果你要有做某事的勇气，你就得拥有某些能力。否则，勇气会变成灾难。如果你做成功了，人们会说你勇气可嘉。但如果你搞砸了，人们会说你蠢。那条线很微妙，如果你能更好地掌控存在的根基，你跨越那条线的能力、你走在那条线上的能力会变得越来越强。

For those people who are not willing to do any sadhana towards this, we organize the Pancha Bhuta Aradhana so that at least you benefit by being there. This is the significance of a ritual. A ritual is essentially for those who cannot do it by themselves – public sadhana. A thousand people can sit and benefit from it. But if you do sadhana, it's just you. Sadhana is definitely of a higher nature but ritual is of a larger benefit.

对于那些不愿意为此做任何（瑜伽）练习（Sadhana）的人，我们组织了Pancha Bhuta Kriya（五大元素克里亚），这样至少你只要在那里就可受益。这就是仪式的重要意义。一项仪式对那些不能自己做练习的人是至关重要的——给公众的Sadhana。一千个人可以坐着就能从中受益。但如果你做（瑜伽）练习，只有你受益。（瑜伽）练习毫无疑问具有更高的性质，但仪式可以使更多人受益。